2021
Accessorial
Benchmark
Report
Truckload Fuel Surcharge
- The best practice for shippers is to utilize a starting base of $1.20 to $1.29 with $0.06 increments
for dry van, bulk and flatbed.
- Refrigerated shippers start at $1.20 and go up to $1.29 with most set at $0.05 increments.
- Incremental index continues to shift from $0.05 a mile to $0.06 over the last two quarters.
$1.20 - $1.299
$1.10 - $1.199
>$1.499
$1.30 - $1.399
<$1.10
$1.40 - $1.499
160
126
45
22
15
13
Truckload FSC Base - Starting Range
Truckload FSC Increment
Manufacturer
Food & Beverages
Retailer
Chemical, Oil & Gas
Paper Packaging
Consumer Packaged Goods
High Tech
Automotive & Parts
Other
0
80
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
FSC Increase Bracket
<$0.05
$0.05
$0.06
$0.07
>$0.07
$0.01
$0.035
$0.075
59
15
3
5
5
42
18
3
4
2
22
19
3
23
19
2
32
7
3
23
10
2
12
6
9
3
- Out of 470 shippers that reported stop-off charges, 164 shippers have graduated stop-off charges.
- The most common industry utilizing graduated stop-off charges is Food & Beverage.
- The most common rate schedule started at $50 for the first charge and maxed out at $100 per
stop after the third stop. This is most common for dry van shippers that choose to utilize
graduated stop-off charges vs. flat charges.
- The best practice for refrigerated and intermodal shipments is to use graduated stop-off charges.
- Intermodal graduated stop-off charges start at $150 and max out at $300 starting on the second stop.
- Reefer graduated stop-off charges start at $100 and max out at $150 starting on the second stop.
Graduated Stop-Off Charges
Graduted Stop-Off Modes
Stop 1
Stop 2
Stop 3
Stop 4
$50
$50
$100
$150
12
8
4
0
Stop Class / Equipment Type
GRADUATED
Distinct count of Shippers
- The best practice is for shippers to require a minimum of $1 million in automobile insurance, $1
million in general liability and $100,000 in cargo insurance. While these remain best practice, more
shippers are adding insurance requirements that are $2 million and above.
- Retailers in the $25-100 million spend bracket make up the majority of the $2 million in general
liability as well as the $250,000 in cargo insurance.
Insurance Requirement
Automobile Insurance
Charge
No. of Shippers
$5,000,000
4
$3,000,000
7
$2,000,000
11
$1,000,000
93
$750,000
1
Total Shippers
116
Cargo Insurance
Charge
No. of Shippers
Total Shippers
134
$1,000,000
1
$500,000
3
$250,000
33
$200,000
5
$150,000
5
General Liability
Charge
No. of Shippers
Total Shippers
126
$5,000,000
3
$3,000,000
8
$2,000,000
25
$1,000,000
89
$750,000
1
$125,000
3
$100,000
84
6
9
- Out of 470 shippers, 223 use a flat rate stop-off charge. Of those shippers, 52% pay a flat $50 fee
for all stops (regardless of the number of stops). This is down 5% from the end of 2020 with a 12%
increase of a $75 fee per stop.
- Flat stop-off charges are most commonly used for dry van and bulk shipments.
- The best practice for dry van is to use a $50 flat stop-off charge.
- The best practice for bulk is $75 per stop.
Flat Stop-Off Charges
Stop Flat Rate
$50
117
49
13
13
8
5
6
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
$75
$100
$85
$55
$60
$65
$70
$80
$150
$35
$40
$61
$90
Shipper Count
Shipper Count
Transplace's All-inclusive Accessorial Database for Shippers
In Transplace's Accessorial Benchmark Report, we compare accessorial data from more than 470 shippers from a variety of industries. We classify shippers into nine main industry categories and then further segment by freight spend and mode. Transplace's accessorial database includes more than $36 billion in annual transportation spend.
Shippers utilize this report to assess how their accessorial practices compare to their peers and industry emerging standards.
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20
24
$75
$75
$75
$100
$100
$125
$75
$75
$100
$150
$150
$75
$75
$100
$100
$75
$100
$90
$150
$200
$100
$100
$100
$135
$145
$150
$150
$200
$150
$150
$150
$250
$250
$300
$300
$100
$150
$150
$150
$200
$250
$250
$250
$150
$300
$300
$300
3
2
23
4
4
2
1
1
1
4
1
5
1
1
2
1
2
2
21
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